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[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces]

Description: Copy of two pages from the Congressional Record containing a speech by Texas Representative Olin Teague regarding pending bills that would grant civilian veterans benefits as well as the history of Avenger Field. The pages include other text, including partial text before the speech discussing a memorial dance for Jess Nevarez, his service in the military, his involvement with his community and church and supplemental statements to Teague's speech after his statements.
Date: April 6, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Cochran's Convent]

Description: Magazine clipping of "Cochran's Convent" by SMSgt Harold Newcomb. An old article about who the WASP were and how they started and ended is included.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Newcomb, Harold
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"]

Description: Copy of the May 25, 1977 issue of The Gazette. An article of the WASP, who they were, what they did, Helen Snapp's service with them, and their efforts to gain veteran status is included. Articles about city government, summer jobs for youth, nutrition, cooking, and sports are also provided in this issue.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Remington, Eileen
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Newspaper Clipping: Belated Benefits for AAF's Women Pilots]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members receiving veteran benefits after years of lobbying. The article includes photographs of WASPs in action during WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is another article about services offered by the Air Force for members, and a list of industrial associates of the Air Force Association.
Date: April 1977
Creator: McDonnell, James A.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']

Description: Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date: August 14, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Deserve Benefits]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a column by Marianne Means discussing the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' benefits. The back of the clipping includes an article about Hurricane Anita and coupons for goods and services at Firestone.
Date: 1977-09~
Creator: Means, Marianne
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Senate Votes 91-0 for WASP Status!]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the Senate's recent vote to grant veterans' status to the WASP. The page also contains the text of President Carter's remarks from a recent Veterans' Day ceremony as well as a brief article noting the American Veterans Committee's support of veterans' status for the WASP. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, two opinion columns, and an editorial.
Date: October 27, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers]

Description: Clipping from the Stars and Stripes with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about Cornelia Fort, who died while serving as a ferry pilot during World War Two. Hughes also includes Fort's account of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots Finally Recognized]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming graduation of ten female pilots from the USAF and the history of female pilots in the United States' military. The page also includes an ad for the VA featuring cartoon character Beetle Bailey and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page contains the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about S&S-Grams.
Date: August 18, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Fight for Veterans' Status]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Dorothy Tanner's efforts to get Congress to grant former WASP veteran status, the creation of the WASP, their duties, and their deactivation.
Date: May 22, 1977
Creator: Deckbar, Margaret
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Goldwater Speaks for WASPs]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article Senator Barry Goldwater's efforts to extend veteran's benefits to the WASP. An editorial supporting legislation granting veterans' benefits to the WASP is on the back of the clipping.
Date: October 23, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Bill Pending in SVAC]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about bills that were presented to Congress concerning veteran status for the WASP.
Date: June 9, 1977
Creator: McLaughlin, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Help, at Last]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Senate's decision to finally grant veteran benefits to the WASP.
Date: October 22, 1977
Creator: Grehl, Michael
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "A WASP Goes to Washington"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Doris Tanner and her meetings with congressional representatives to discuss WASP receiving veteran status.
Date: March 29, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Appeal to Convention Delegates]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by WASP Patricia Collins Hughes. Hughes discusses the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans status and includes examples of press releases from around the country supporting militarization of the WASP. Below Hughes' column is a cartoon of a female pilot in an airplane headed to Washington. The rest of the page contains a column from the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of a letter from the front page. The reverse of the page contains … more
Date: July 28, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Goldwater Speaks for WASPs"]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about who the WASP were and that, after 30 years, they still have not received veteran benefits.
Date: October 23, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: DOD Certifies WASP Service as "Active Duty"]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the Department of Defense's recent determination that the WASPs' "service should be treated as active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans Administration" (lines 18-20). The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, … more
Date: November 3, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Patricia Hughes' service in the military, the WASP wanting veteran status, and including part of Senator Barry Goldwater's letter to Senator Alan Cranston thanking him for the steps he took towards this goal.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Efforts Taking Off]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column about the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans' status. It also includes a profile of WASP Dora Dougherty Strother. The remainder of the page contains an article about Girls Nation and the continuation of two articles from the front page. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, several letters to the editor, and an editorial about the VA Hospital System.
Date: July 21, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Warned Against Complacency]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans status and benefits. She thanks her readers for their support of her column. The page also includes two other opinion columns and an article about the VA using space satellites. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about the Civil Service Commission.
Date: August 25, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Senate Helps WASPS"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about veteran benefits being granted to former WASP.
Date: October 21, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the outcome of the House hearings on legislation to militarize the WASP and opposition to the WASPs efforts to obtains veterans' status and benefits. The page also contains a column by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care in … more
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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